Six Sigma Is a Program Begun at General Electric in 1982

question 68

True/False

Six Sigma is a program begun at General Electric in 1982 by Jack Welch.

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Definitions:

Hard Money

Referred to gold and silver currency—also called specie.

Specie

Coins made from precious metal and used as a medium of exchange; distinct from paper currency.

Panic of 1837

A financial crisis in the United States that led to a major recession lasting until the mid-1840s, triggered by a speculative fever and failure of banks.

Alexis de Tocqueville

A French political thinker and historian best known for his works "Democracy in America," examining the democratic revolution that he believed had been occurring over the previous several hundred years.